is a Japanese original net animation (ONA) anthology series produced by

Wit Studio (stylised as WIT STUDIO) is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 1, 2012, by producers at Production I.G as a subsidiary of IG Port. It is headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, with Production I.G producer George Wada as president and Te ...

. Based on the

Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm ( or ), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were a brother duo of German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, and authors who together collected and published folklore. They are among the ...

fairy tales A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings. In most cult ...

, the series was released worldwide on

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on April 17, 2024.

Characters

;

Jacob Grimm Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (4 January 1785 – 20 September 1863), also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist. He is known as the discoverer of Grimm's law of linguistics, the co-author of th ...

: ;

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: ;Charlotte :

Episode 1

; Kiyoko Otawara : ;Makiko Otawara : ;Sawako Otawara : ;Tsuruko Otawara : ;Masataka Ichijo :

Episode 2

; Scarlet : ;Rose : ;

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: ;Brown : ;Tom : ;Madam :

Episode 3

;

Hansel "Hansel and Gretel" (; german: Hänsel und Gretel ) is a German fairy tale collected by the German Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (KHM 15). It is also known as Little Step Brother and Little Step Sister. Hanse ...

: ; Gretel : ;Old Lady : ;Mama : ;Papa : ;Mira : ;Hanna : ;Ulrich : ;Fritz : ;Erich : ;Karl : ;Eliza : ;Oscar : ;Renate :

Episode 4

;N : ;Elf Girl : ;Mr. S : ;Ms. B :

Episode 5

;Cat : ;Dog : ;Donkey : ;Rooster :

Episode 6

;Maria : ;The Teacher : ;The Traveler : ;Grand Code :

Media

Anime

In February 2020, before any promotional material was shown off,

announced a collaboration of six mangaka creators with one being a group of female artists collectively known as Clamp. In June 2021, a promotional teaser poster was unveiled albeit just a key visual and the Netflix logo. It was also revealed that

will be producing the anime series, and that

Michiko Yokote is a Japanese screenwriter. Screenwriting • head writer denoted in bold Anime television series *'' Patlabor: The TV Series'' (1990) *''Ranma ½'' (1990–1992) *''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) *'' Magical Project S '' (1996–1997) *'' You’re ...

serves as its scriptwriter. In March 2024, it was announced that the title of the project is ''The Grimm Variations'' and that Akira Miyagawa would be composing the music. At the

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2024 convention, the episode titles was revealed, with each episode directed by a different director.

Episode list

Every episode was written by Michiko Yokote.

Manga

Alongside the series premiere, a

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adaptation illustrated by Kōji Megumi began serialization on

Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...

's ''Magazine Pocket'' manga website also on April 17.

References

External links

* * * 2024 anime ONAs Animation anthology series Japanese anthology television series Japanese webcomics Japanese-language television shows Kodansha manga Netflix original anime Shōnen manga Wit Studio Television series based on Grimms' Fairy Tales Works by Clamp (manga artists) {{Anime-tv-series-stub